South-east Asia

Canva appoints ex-Bukalapak CEO to lead its South-east Asia operation

2026-10-11T03:00:00.000Z
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing (left) with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Malaysia Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya on Oct 8.

Rare red carpet in KL for Myanmar’s leader sparks outrage, but signals shifting Asean stance

2026-10-10T06:20:40.000Z
The DRX team celebrating its win at the 2022 League of Legends World Championship. The e-sports firm intends to open a physical office in Singapore by year-end.

South Korean e-sports firm DRX to crown Singapore as base for S-E Asia push

2026-10-09T06:00:00.000Z
Singapore’s target of importing 6 GW of low-carbon electricity by 2035 is part of its broader plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Singapore may be able to import only half of 2035 clean energy target: report

2026-10-08T11:30:20.000Z
Rapidus says the ecosystem framework aims to address the global advanced semiconductor talent shortage.

Malaysian chip designers eye new business through Japanese foundry Rapidus

2026-10-08T02:47:41.000Z
FTSE Russell said on Oct 7 that it would provide an update ahead of its December review. 

FTSE Russell keeps Indonesia’s market status unchanged, continues reform review

2026-10-07T02:30:41.000Z
The consumer price index rose 2.82% in September from a year earlier, accelerating from 2.53% in August, Commerce Ministry data showed on Oct 6.

Thai inflation accelerates again with floods adding price risk

2026-10-06T05:19:43.000Z
A report by the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office notes that Asia is “increasingly integrated into AI-related financial markets”.

Asia on front line of economic risk if AI boom turns to bust: study

2026-10-05T10:17:40.000Z
Four Seasons Koh Samui (pictured). Resentment towards some foreigners is breeding in a country that has spent decades selling itself as a tourist paradise.

As Thailand cracks down on foreigners, a tourist paradise reconsiders its welcome

2026-10-05T05:50:10.000Z
Heng Swee Keat, chairman, National Research Foundation (left), with BT editor Chen Huifen at the fireside chat on innovation during the BT50 gala dinner.

Singapore is a launchpad, part of Asean’s deep tech and AI advancement: Heng Swee Keat

2026-10-02T08:39:16.000Z